There are several golf courses in the area although closest to Villas del Palmeral is the La Marquesa Golf Course of Ciudad Quesada, which is around 10 minutes drive away. It's wide fairways with large channels, lakes and obstacles will be to the taste of most players. It is an extremely comfortable course to play on and you will need to use all the clubs in your bag.

A little further on is El Plantío Golf Course, which is an unspoilt area of Elche. It is both interesting and fun to play on, being a filled with trees and 3 large lakes with a great variation of greens. It is planned to be much larger in the near future.

REAL CLUB DE GOLF DE CAMPOAMOR (Orihuela) 18 km from Jacarilla The circuit of this course is flexible enough for an amateur or professional. It's long and wide range is suitable for all players, being it's main difficulty on the greens and sloped areas.

LAS RAMBLAS (Orihuela) - 18 km from Jacarilla Situated between hills and the shores of the Mediterranean, next to a luxury development, this course demands precision and concentration from all those who play on it. The fairways are tricky mainly because they are narrow.

VILLAMARTÍN (Orihuela) - 18 km from Jacarilla It's main advantage is the variety to be found on it's 18 holes due to the excellent design. This will allow you to have truly enjoyable golf mainly because you will have to use all 14 clubs on this incredibly well maintained and looked after golfcourse.

One of the most interesting features of the area of San Fulgencio is definitely El Hondo Nature park, with its thick reeds and rare birds are an amazing site when walking along the many public access trails around the park. Cycle routes and guided tours of the park are well recommended and can be requested at San Fulgencio or Dolores town halls.

San Fulgencio has a busy cultural agenda, mainly based around the customs and traditions of the town as well as its new Music Auditorium and House of Culture.

The main fiestas are held in January and are to celebrate in honour of the Saint Fulgencio and Saint Antonio Abad with a pilgrimage to the small chapel on the highest point of the town.

The Folk and Archaeology Museum of the town is also of great interest, representing much of the town’s heritage and history. At the museum, you can also get information on visits to the archaeological sites of El Molar and La Escuera.

The nearby fishing port, marina and beaches of Guardamar are sure to fill the time of most families. Whether it be messing about on the water on a sail boat or just having fun on the blue flag beaches of Guardamar and La Marina.
Guardamar also has a green heart, which is its beautiful park in the centre of the town which runs down to the sea from the main high street.

Guardamar is also known for its spectacular sand dunes and protected pine tree forest that surround them. The Mediterranean pine trees are short stocky evergreens which give a feeling of coolness on the hottest of days. They make a great spot for a family picnic and are right next to the beaches of Guardamar and La Marina.